Associate-18% vs national median160 grads tracked
Design and Applied Arts at Finger Lakes Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
Ranked 115th of 124 associate programs in Design and Applied Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$24,751
middle 50%: $18,712 – $31,578
Median · 5 years out
$35,263
middle 50%: $27,237 – $45,751
Median · 10 years out
$45,210
middle 50%: $32,492 – $59,848
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Design and Applied Arts (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Design and Applied Arts associate degree holders earn a median of $24,751 initially. Salaries reach $45,210 by year ten.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
12.2 yrs
≈ $15,303 total interest
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$36,368 · 5 yrs out
Clark State College
$36,322 · 5 yrs out
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$35,966 · 5 yrs out
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$35,528 · 5 yrs out
Iowa Lakes Community College
$35,495 · 5 yrs out
Adirondack Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$35,269 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 12
$35,253 · 5 yrs out
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$34,840 · 5 yrs out
Waubonsee Community College
$34,188 · 5 yrs out
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$34,040 · 5 yrs out
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$33,604 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Peninsula Community College
$33,372 · 5 yrs out
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$76,015 · 5 yrs out
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$71,869 · 5 yrs out
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$67,826 · 5 yrs out
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$54,910 · 5 yrs out
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$54,199 · 5 yrs out
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